Offering safe, stable and supportive housing to women and children in crisis and transition in Greater Cincinnati
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0 Lydia’s House sees the daily struggle of poor women in the United States. So much in this article rings true to the work our guests do each and every day. Thanks to our co-director Mary Ellen Mitchell for finding this article and sharing with our wider community.
20 Things the Poor Do Every Day
By Mary Ellen Mitchell When we were 24 (in 2005), Meridith and I took a trip up the east coast to visit intentional Christian communities and imagine what our futures might be. Our last stop was the Bruderhof, which Meridith described as “kind of Amish, kind of Catholic worker.” We stayed with a family, worked in the laundry, and saw their peace barn. Years passed, Lydia’s House was born, and we looked to lots of places to get help and inspiration for this work. In 2019 Bethany Kurtz came to us, as she was leaving the Bruderhof, having discerned that
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